Looking for commercial code gone open source

Jonathon McKitrick jcm at FreeBSD-uk.eu.org
Fri Aug 13 05:27:36 PDT 2004


On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 01:16:40PM +0100, Peter Risdon wrote:
: Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
: >Does anyone know where there are any web-accessible examples of large or
: >medium sized commercial software products that have been open sourced?
: >
: >I'd like to see some examples of code that were not written from the
: >beginning with the intention of being open source.
: >
: >jm
: 
: I'm not sure how well this will meet your criteria, but Star Office 
: began as a closed cource commercial product and, while under that name 
: it remains commercial, Open Office is an open source version.
: 
: However, I think the code base has changed significantly prior to it 
: becoming open source.

I forgot all about that one.

I wonder if it is web accessible and browsable.  I doubt it, but it would be
nice.  Good example, though.  I check it out.



jm


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